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TexasTowelie

(112,150 posts)
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 05:11 AM Jul 2017

Former South Dakota judge to run for Congress as a Democrat

CANISTOTA, S.D. (AP) — Former Circuit Court Judge Tim Bjorkman is planning to run for South Dakota's lone U.S. House seat as a Democrat.

Bjorkman will announce his candidacy Thursday in Canistota.

Bjorkman's campaign says in a statement that he plans to run an "issue-focused" race seeking to unite and deliver solutions to problems rather than promoting partisan squabbling.

Bjorkman recently stepped down from the First Judicial Circuit. He was elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2014.

Read more: http://www.aberdeennews.com/wire/politics/former-south-dakota-judge-to-run-for-congress-as-a/article_eccebc66-89da-5976-ae6e-14bc067fd27b.html

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Former South Dakota judge to run for Congress as a Democrat (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2017 OP
Tim is a good guy suegeo Jul 2017 #1

suegeo

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1. Tim is a good guy
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 08:12 PM
Jul 2017

As soon as he gets a website, I'm donating to his campaign. Go Kiotes (A Kimball, SD reference)

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